All Chapters of THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY: Chapter 221 - Chapter 225

Ryker's POVTwo days.For two whole days, nothing happened.No strange phone calls.No updates from Leo.No footsteps outside the house.No bad news.I should have been grateful.Instead, the silence terrified me.Silence never meant anything good .I barely slept.Every sound outside made my heart race.Every passing car had me peeking through the curtains.Every vibration from my phone made my stomach tighten.That morning, my ringtone shattered the silence.I blinked awake.The screen lit up beside me.Mom.A strange feeling settled in my chest.She never called this early.I answered immediately."Mom?"There was no greeting.Only shaky breathing."Ryker..."Something was wrong.I sat upright so quickly the blanket fell to the floor."Mom? What's happening?"Her breathing grew heavier."What did you do?"I frowned"What?""What did you do, Ryker?"Her voice cracked "What have you gotten yourself into?"My heart stopped."What are you talking about? I don't understand.""I was... I

Ryker's POVI couldn't take it anymore.Waiting was slowly killing me.For two days, I had hidden inside a beautiful house that suddenly felt more like a prison than a safe place. Every hour that passed felt heavier than the last. Every minute my mother remained out there because of me tightened the knot around my chest until I could barely breathe.I couldn't hide anymore.Vanessa didn't agree with me.She had argued with me from the moment I packed my bag. But I didn't bother listening.So now we were on a flight toward Padrino's estate.The engines hummed beneath us while rain streaked across the tiny airplane window. My knee bounced uncontrollably.I wasn't going there to fight.I wasn't going there to beg.I was simply going to offer myself.If exchanging my freedom for my mother's safety was what it took...Then so be it.I didn't even want to imagine what people were saying about her by now.The news would eventually discover she was my mother.Then the whole country would know

Leo's POVI never thought I would cry this much.Not when my father was arrested.Not when I finally told the world who I really was.Not even when Ryker kissed me in front of half the country's cameras.But now...Standing in a quiet hospital room with the tiniest human being I'd ever seen resting in my arms...I couldn't stop the tears.I laughed through them, embarrassed, but they kept coming anyway."You're crying," Catherine teased weakly from the hospital bed."I know.""You've been crying for almost five minutes.""I know."She laughed "So dramatic.""I don't even know why I'm crying."The nurse smiled warmly before quietly leaving us alone."It's normal," she said. "Congratulations."The door clicked shut behind her.I looked back down at the tiny little girl bundled in a soft pink blanket.She yawned.Actually yawned.My heart melted all over again."Hey there," I whispered, my voice trembling. "I'm your dad."Her tiny fingers curled around one of mine.That was it.Fresh tea